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Microsoft adds “Events” to Windows Live Spaces

Microsoft has made Windows Live Spaces a little more attractive by adding a …

Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for its MySpace competitor Windows Live Spaces, called Windows Live Events. Events are standard human-type gatherings such as birthday parties, weddings, holiday parties (please, nobody dress up as Steve Ballmer for Halloween!) and the like. Windows Live Events allow existing Live users to create online invitations using various built-in stationary templates, then invite guests and blog about the big event on your Windows Live Space. You can post all sorts of information about the event, including adding a map and photos.

The interface uses a smattering of Ajax to provide quick previews of how the templates will look like, although the code had difficulty running properly on Opera. For people already on Windows Live Spaces, this looks like a nice addition, although I don't think it's going to convince many people to switch from Facebook.